Although Meng Ku was unwilling, he knew in his heart that this Celestial Empire was no longer the Great Qing Kingdom of the past. In the past, the Qing Dynasty, although some aspects were very harsh, but that was only the face aspect, as long as they gave enough face to Siam, respectfully paid tribute, the value of the reward of the other party in exchange was more than doubled, and the Qing Dynasty thought that Siam was a foreign land, and there was no coveting heart at all, so it was profitable, and the Qing Dynasty was indeed strong, and the soldiers were tax-profitable, so they were naturally willing to be vassals.

But now, this Chinese empire is not the same as the Qing Dynasty at all. From the information collected sporadically, Mengku has already determined that Feng Yunshan, the current emperor of the Celestial Empire, is extremely similar to Western countries, completely lacking the Confucian benevolence of the previous Celestial Empire, and focusing not only on interests, but also on aggression and ambition.

But his ministers still didn't believe in him, and they were even deceived by the Confucian Confucianism, thinking that it was wise to attach themselves to the Heavenly Empire. Moreover, the Chinese Empire was even more powerful, not only overthrowing the Qing Dynasty in two or three years, but also defeating the British fleets of the Western powers twice. In recent years, Mengku has learned that because of the leadership of that wise emperor, the current kingdom of the Celestial Empire has opened its doors, vigorously developed trade abroad, carried out internal reform and governance, developed basic industries, established factories, mines and military education, and is more powerful than the previous Qing Dynasty.

I heard that the army of the captives has more than 500,000 troops, and it is constantly expanding, and most of them are equipped with firearms similar to Western soldiers. And in this case, the land strength is enough to be equal to that of the great powers. However, Siam now has a direct border with it, and one anger is likely to invite the wrath of thunder. Perhaps, the Chinese emperor was waiting for himself to reject him—and it was just as an excuse to invade Siam, and with Siam's military strength and national strength, Mongku was not willing to act rashly even if he believed that his soldiers were stronger than his old enemies, the Yue people. After all, the always fierce Nguyen Dynasty was completely occupied in a few months, and even the emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty, Hei De, was buried in the fire with the crown prince, and the Nguyen family was almost wiped out. When Siam and Vietnam fought over the territory of the Khmers, although neither side did their best, it can also be seen that the strength of the two countries was not much different. In this case, Siam estimated that it would not be able to withstand the fierce riot army for a few months.

Thinking of this, Mengku's heart was cold. What can you do if you are unwilling?

"Great King, the Celestial Empire is strong, and it is close to my Siam on both sides, and the other party is now expanding its territory everywhere, according to the old minister, it is better not to disobey him and follow his wishes, otherwise, the other party will annex Vietnam, and my Siam situation is the same as Vietnam, there are also many Chinese people, and open resistance will definitely not escape his hands. Perhaps, things are not as bad as imagined, and the emperor of the Celestial Empire suddenly has a good heart, or I Siam is for him to drive and please him, maybe I can avoid the disaster of destroying the country. Moreover, even if it has the heart of a jackal, at least in the future, it is better than directly resisting now and immediately inviting retaliatory annihilation. From the beginning of the title of king, Mengku already knew that the other party must have a heart of submission, and on the surface, it seemed that he was thinking about himself completely, but from the inadvertentness of this title, he had changed the name of his majesty to the king, indicating that he was not the emperor, but only a subject of the Celestial Empire.

"Your Majesty, the old minister opposes the Prime Minister's words! Lao Chen thinks that even if he can't fight head-on with the Celestial Empire, hasn't the British minister already come a few days ago? Why not accede to its request and use it as a help to defend against the Celestial Empire? Then Britain is known as the empire on which the sun never sets, and its military strength is the strongest in the world, with his support, what may the Celestial Empire do? "Yes, this is to persuade yourself to take refuge in the British Ministry of Works, you are not my Siamese royal family, so test the bottom line of the Celestial Empire, even if Siam is destroyed, you can still walk away, but as the emperor of Siam, you can only face the tragic fate of the destruction of the country and the family, you can't do this.

Monku was hesitating, and suddenly a guard came to report that the Bullock Dynasty in the Kuching area of Sarawak, Borneo, which relied on British support, borrowed a team of more than 100 British soldiers to carry out a retaliatory massacre by the 12 companies composed of Chinese who had captured the Bullock Palace some time ago, slaughtering a total of more than 3,000 Chinese people who had emigrated from the Celestial Empire, which angered the Emperor of the Celestial Empire, and the Chinese Empire had sent a fleet stationed in the South Seas, with more than 20,000 troops, to attack Sarawak.

Monku's legs, which were originally pacing, stepped forward, stopped there, and almost fell, only then did he react: "What? Has the Celestial Empire sent troops? Or a fleet of 20,000 men? ”

"How is that possible?" Just now, he persuaded Mengku to defect to the British, and with the help of the British's strength to resist the Ministry of Industry of the Celestial Empire, his voice trembled, and he almost shouted out in disbelief: "Impossible! No matter how powerful the Celestial Empire is, it is only on land because of its large numbers, when did they have such a powerful fleet and dare to send troops to attack the Bullock Dynasty in Sarawak? It was a colonial kingdom established by the British, and Britain stood behind it. ”

The guard who reported the news was only religious but unusually affirmative: "Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen, the news is absolutely reliable, it has already spread among the Chinese people in Xingjiapo and Vietnam, and many Chinese in our Siam are also raising their eyebrows and telling people everywhere, and even many people in Bangkok know about it, it seems that there will be no falsehood." ”

But the prime minister was a little excited: "How is it impossible? Now that Britain is busy with Hindustan suppressing the rebellion, what are the troops sent to defend this Sarawak? What's more, for the sake of the little Bullock Dynasty, even if Britain has abundant troops, do you think they will really fight with the powerful eastern powers because of this little thing, is it worth it? Unless Britain itself has the idea of teaching the Celestial Empire.

Your Majesty, there is no need to wait for the results of their troops, and the old minister suggested that he immediately agree to the edict of the Celestial Empire, and hand over all the areas east of the Mekong River and the southern Malay region to the Celestial Empire. Looking at the posture of the Celestial Empire, for the sake of thousands of overseas Chinese, they brazenly sent troops, although they did not directly declare war on Britain, but they did not hesitate to risk offending the British Empire, obviously a long-planned expansion! Your Majesty knows that the total population of Siam is only 5 million, and the number of Chinese people in the territory is nearly 400,000, almost one-fifth. And even if we offend the British Empire, we are already a vassal state of the Celestial Empire, and we are coerced by it, it is a helpless move, and it is difficult for the other party to blame. What's more, if today's dynasty is powerful, even though the British Empire dominates the world, but around this Siam, it is almost all the territory of the Celestial Empire, and it is clear who is the host and who is the guest. Your Majesty think twice! ”

"What's more, the Block Dynasty, which attacked the small Sarawak with no more than 100 soldiers, could it use the always large fleet and 20,000 troops? Lao Chen is worried that after the army of the Heavenly Dynasty conquers the Bullock Dynasty, there are other plans, if my Siam has not replied, the fleet will directly attack Bangkok by sea, and the Chinese in the territory will be used as an internal response, and it will be difficult for me to resist Siam. Now that the British army is inseparable from India, the Dutch have few soldiers to protect themselves, and France has not reacted at all after Vietnam and other places that have been coveted for a long time have been taken away by the Celestial Empire, Your Majesty, it can be seen from these signs that the day when the Empire will dominate the South Seas is likely to come. Your Majesty should make a decision early! ”

The prime minister carefully analyzed it carefully, and finally moved Mengku.

Meng Ku said with difficulty and helplessness: "According to the words of the prime minister, I passed on the edict of Gu, and all of them were agreed to in accordance with the requirements of the imperial decree of the Celestial Empire, and I immediately sent it to the emperor of the Celestial Empire before the Heavenly Soldiers captured the Brock Dynasty, so as to show Gu's sincerity and loyalty!" ”

After saying that, Monku fell to the ground, and he had no strength in his body, only to feel that his whole body was collapsed.